Alina Korneeva
Korneeva at the 2023 French Open
Full nameAlina Aleksandrovna Korneeva
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2007-06-23) 23 June 2007[1]
Moscow, Russia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$49,967
Singles
Career record43–11
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 165 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 165 (16 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
Australian Open JuniorW (2023)
French Open JuniorW (2023)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2023)
Doubles
Career record12–9
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 268 (9 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 268 (9 October 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2023)
French Open JuniorF (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
Last updated on: 16 September 2023.

Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva (Russian: Алина Александровна Корнеева, born 23 June 2007) is a Russian tennis player. In 2023, she won junior Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and the French Open and reached No. 1 in the ITF junior world rankings.[2][3]

Career

2021

Korneeva finished runner-up at the European Junior Championships under-14 girls singles to the Czech player Tereza Valentová.[4][5]

2022

On the ITF Junior Circuit, in 2022 Korneeva's tally of six singles titles saw her claim the most singles titles in girls’ tennis that year.[6] Korneeva won her first $15k event in Casablanca in September, defeating Laura Hietaranta in the final.[7]

2023: No. 1 Junior, WTA debut

Korneeva at the 2023 Junior French Open

Korneeva had success in her junior Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, reaching the semifinals of the girls' doubles with partner Mirra Andreeva, and defeating Andreeva in three sets in the final of the girls' singles.[8] Before their final, Andreeva said, "She is a really good friend of mine, my best friend."[9] After the match, Korneeva told her on court, "It's not our last battle. We will have a lot of good matches when you will win, when I will win...it was a hard battle."[10] In the quarterfinals of the girls singles, Korneeva defeated second seed Tereza Valentová, who 18 months prior, had defeated Korneeva in the under-14 girls singles final at the European Junior Championships.[11]

In March, Korneeva qualified for the main draw and won the $60k event in Pretoria, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, in straight sets. At age 15 years, eight months and 18 days, Korneeva became the fifth youngest player in history to win an ITF tournament at $60k level or above.[12]

On 1 May, Korneeva reached No. 1 in the ITF junior world rankings.

In June, she won her second junior Grand Slam title, defeating Lucciana Pérez Alarcón in the final of the French Open girls' singles in straight sets, becoming the first player since Magdalena Maleeva in 1990 to win the first two Grand Slam events in girls' singles in the same year.[13] Together with Sara Saito, Korneeva also reached the final of the girls' doubles.

In July, Korneeva qualified for the main draw and won the $100k event in Figueira da Foz, defeating French player Carole Monnet 6–0, 6–0, and becoming the youngest player to win a W100 title.[14] Together with Anastasia Tikhonova, she also reached the final of the same event in doubles.

In October, she qualified for the 2023 Hong Kong Tennis Open making her WTA debut and defeated compatriot Valeria Savinykh for her first WTA win.[15]

On 22 October, Korneeva won the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals, defeating Sara Saito 6–0, 6–3 in the final.

2024: Grand Slam debut and first win

In the last round of qualifying at the 2024 Australian Open, Korneeva defeated Anna Bondár in straight sets to successfully qualify for the main draw making her Major debut.[16] She defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo in the first round.

Personal life

Born in Moscow,[17] Korneeva has been nicknamed the "mini Sharapova" in some quarters.[18] Her father Aleksandr Korneev is a former volleyball player who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Korneeva currently trains in Moscow.[19]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 15,000 Clay Finland Laura Hietaranta 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 2023 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 60,000 Hard Hungary Tímea Babos 6–3, 7–6(3)
Win 3–0 Jul 2023 ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal 100,000 Hard France Carole Monnet 6–0, 6–0
Loss 3–1 Sep 2023 ITF Le Neubourg, France 80,000 Hard Switzerland Céline Naef 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Polina Iatcenko Switzerland Jenny Dürst
South Korea Park So-hyun		 6–1, 6–7(1), [10-5]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2023 Figueira da Foz Ladies Open, Portugal 100,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Tikhonova Hong Kong Eudice Chong
Netherlands Arianne Hartono		 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2023 ITF Le Neubourg, France 80,000 Hard France Fiona Ferro Ukraine Maryna Kolb
Ukraine Nadiya Kolb		 7–6(9–7), 7–5

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles (2 titles)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2023 Australian Open Hard Mirra Andreeva 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5
Winner 2023 French Open Clay Peru Lucciana Pérez Alarcón 7–6(7–4), 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Alina Korneeva". Tennislive.net.
  2. ↑ "Alina Korneeva". ITFTennis.
  3. ↑ "Alina Korneeva". WTA Tennis.
  4. ↑ "2021 European Junior Championships". Tenniseurope.org.
  5. ↑ "Алина Корнеева и Диана Шнайдер – серебряные призеры Первенств Европы". tennis-russia.ru.
  6. ↑ "RECORDS SMASHED: 2022 ITF WORLD TENNIS TOUR JUNIORS IN NUMBERS". ITF Tennis.
  7. ↑ "W15 Casablanca". ITFTennis.com.
  8. ↑ "Korneeva wins marathon". AUSOpen.com.
  9. ↑ "SIX WATERMELONS': ANDREEVA'S DAILY ROUTINE DELIVERS AO GIRLS' FINAL". ITF Tennis.
  10. ↑ "Tears everywhere as Alina Korneeva wins epic Australian Open girls' final over close friend Mirra Andreeva". 7news.com.au.
  11. ↑ "KORNEEVA LOOKING RIGHT AT HOME IN FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA". ITF Tennis.
  12. ↑ "KORNEEVA, 15, BURSTS ON TO PRO SCENE WITH W60 PRETORIA TRIUMPH". ITF tennis. 20 March 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Korneeva wins French Open junior title; second Grand Slam title in a row". wtatennis.com. 10 June 2023.
  14. ↑ McLean, Ross (31 July 2023). "Korneeva, 16, becomes youngest player in history to claim a W100 title". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  15. ↑ https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/3734786/former-junior-no-1-korneeva-16-victorious-on-wta-debut-in-hong-kong
  16. ↑ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more".
  17. ↑ "KORNEEVA: I LIKE THE ATTENTION FROM BACK-TO-BACK GRAND SLAM TITLES". itftennis.com.
  18. ↑ "Korneeva, la "mini Sharapova" in finale junior: sfida senza bandiere contro Andreeva". Tiscali.it.
  19. ↑ "Корнеева — о Уимблдоне: «Ни разу в жизни не играла на траве, будет отличный опыт»" [Korneeva about Wimbledon: I've never played on grass in my whole life, it's going to be a great experience]. sport-express.ru (in Russian). Moscow: Sport Express. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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